Spoon Story

08Mar07

I came across this story, and while it is a bit lengthy I wanted to send you to it because it presents a great metaphor for what it’s like to have a chronic, invisible illness. For those of us who experience this, it’s validating and comforting to read about an experience similar to ours, and for others it offers a glimpse into what we go through. Plus, there are spoons.

Spike Mafford, Spoons
Spoons, Michoacan, Mexico, 1994 Spike Mafford

Also! Don’t let this snippet of a post distract you from the more substantial post below!


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  1. 1 Rocky on March 12, 2007 said:

    A well written link, and an interesting picture -
    It reminded me of a photograph of safety pins:

    http://bluv717.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-that-time-again.html

    Not exactly similar composition and material but still related, and lots of potential for expressive allegory. Thanks for an engaging post.

  2. 2 kuntrygurl on March 17, 2007 said:

    Thanks for the link to that site and story.

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